Europe wants its Parmesan back, seeks name change
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 10:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
As part of trade talks, the European Union wants to ban the use of European names like Parmesan, feta and Gorgonzola on cheese made in the United States. The argument is that the...
Tiny Luxembourg blocks tax evasion law for EU
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 22:19
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
European Union finance ministers failed once again Tuesday to agree on a sweeping new policy to fight tax evasion because of resistance from Luxembourg, a tiny country that long has prospered from a...
How can jet disappear? In the ocean, it's not hard
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 06:03
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
In an age when people assume that any bit of information is just a click away, the thought that a jetliner could simply disappear over the ocean for more than two days is staggering. But Malaysia...
Japan has record deficit, lowers growth estimate
Monday, 10 March 2014, 06:02
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Japan racked up a record current account deficit in January, and lowered its growth estimate for the October-December quarter Monday in the latest sign of hardships for the world's third-largest...
Euro hits highest level against dollar since 2011
Friday, 7 March 2014, 13:37
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The euro has hit its highest level against the dollar for nearly two and a half years in the wake of the European Central Bank's decision not to cut interest rates further. Up 0.3...
Commission finds no macroeconomic imbalances
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 12:22
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The European Commission yesterday published its conclusions emerging from the in-depth reviews carried out into 17 member states' economies. In the same document, the Commission...
Leader: Confidence rises
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 12:20
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
This paper and its associated papers have always made it a point to follow closely the business and consumer surveys that are published each quarter with the Central Bank’s Quarterly Review,...
EU ready to provide Ukraine aid worth $15 billion
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 04:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The European Union is ready to give Ukraine 11 billion euros ($15 billion) in loans and grants over the coming years to help stabilize its economy, the head of the bloc's executive arm said...
Maltese travellers to UAE will not need visa
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 14:14
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced today that citizens of 13 European Union member states, who hold ordinary passports, will be exempted from the need to acquire pre-entry visas to the...
Economic battle over Ukraine heats up
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 06:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The battle over Ukraine's future is also economic: on Tuesday, Russia cranked up the pressure by saying it would end discounts on its natural gas supplies, while the U.S. and European Union...